The Terrible Take - Episode 787

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Sports, Football

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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April 30, 2023 -For Episode 787, a submitted take from our very own Dr. Melanie Friedlander as she looks at the moves the Pittsburgh Steelers made in the 2023 NFL Draft and how they took smart chances, but no foolish risks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When you'll feel like a big deal
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0:15.3	Welcome to the terrible take, a daily segment
0:17.6	telling Steel or Nation what's on our minds.
0:19.8	I'm Melanie Friedlander.
0:21.8	After months of anticipation, the
0:23.2	2023 NFL draft is finally in the books and I think it's safe to say that
0:27.2	Steelers fans are very happy with the results. Credit to new general
0:30.6	manager Omar Khan and head coach Mike Tomlin for adding talented
0:33.7	players in areas of need with a limited number of draft picks. One other reason I
0:38.3	will give them credit. They did not take any unnecessary risks. They chose
0:42.4	players that are likely to start the season and help the team succeed for years to come.
0:47.2	They moved out to get offensive tackle Broderick Jones in the first round.
0:50.5	Waiting until the 17th selection could have meant that he was heading to the Jets who sat at 15.
0:55.0	With the other two top tackles Darnell Wright and Paris Johnson Jr. already off the board,
1:00.0	they made the smart move. They could have sat tight and drafted Ohio State
1:03.7	tackle Duane Jones, but that was an entirely different type of risk that the
1:07.5	Steelers were not willing to take. Jones may turn out to be one of the best
1:11.5	tackles in the league, or he may struggle with his weight, motivation, and work ethic and become a story of what might have been.
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